Asked and Answered
I put out the call at the end of yesterday's post and quarantine is still surely boring enough for someone to answer it!
Justice W did the hardcore sleuthing in answer to my questions and what they discovered is a delight for debate nerds everywhere. Thanks Justice!
Did I fact check any of this? Certainly not. See yesterday's post for why the question is irrelevant.
A. Same Policy 2NRs
1—GMU ML
- Prolif DA (a lot)
- Courts CP
- Adv CPs
- Trade DA (1)
2—Emory PR
- Deterrence DA (a lot)
- Deterrence CP
- Assurance
- JCS CP (1)
- Fem IR (1)
B. Most Distinct Policy 2NRs
1—Michigan MM (18)
- T Subs
- T Activation
- A5 Pic
- Inducements CP
- Rescission CP
- Nuclear energy CP
- Flexible response CP
- Courts CP
- Israel DA
- Dollar Heg DA
- Cred DA
- Assurance DA
- Deterrence DA
- Bataille K
- Budhism K
- Bifo K
- Wipeout
- Presumption
2—NU FL/FW (19) (Both partnerships)
- T alliance
- T Subs
- T Reduce
- Prolif DA
- Sanctions DA
- ACB DA
- I-LAW DA
- Deterrence DA
- Summit DA
- Concessions DA
- INF DA
- Stimulus DA
- Adv CP
- Base PIC
- Civil Guidance CP
- CBA CP
- Buffer States CP
- China QPQ
- Complexity K
Honorable Mentions:
Dartmouth TV (14 Policy, 10 K, 24 Total!!!)
- Deterrence
- Prolif
- A5 Pic
- Deterrence CP
- Japan war powers DA
- Spending CP
- Inducements CP
- Advantage CP (multiple)
- T Reduce
- Ex oficio
- Flex response
- T its
- QPQ CP
- Security K
Dartmouth TV vs K
- T USFG
- Geo Turn
- Decriminalization Turn
- Atlantic K
- Racial Cap K
- Ontogenetic war K
- Anthropocene K
- Gibson Graham K
- Syria CP
- GND CP
Emory GK (15) (a lot of T)
- T Casus
- T expansion
- T Conditions
- T Reduce
- Prolif DA
- Deterrence DA
- Containment Bad DA
- Populism DA
- NAC CP
- A5 Pic
- Recommit CP
- Deterrence CP
- Case/Presumption
- Syria Pic
- Estonia Pic
Michigan PR (15)
- Stimulus
- Con Con
- Assurance
- Deterrence
- NAC
- A5 Pic
- Congress CP
- T Activate
- Russia Integration CP
- Accession CP
- Rescission CP
- Security K
- Esper DA
- Flexible response CP
- T Secret
Kansas MR
- T subs 5 times!!!
- Who cares
C. Among first round applicant teams did the affirmative or negative win more T debates (in policy debates)?
Neg—Won 71% of T Debates (12/17)
DATA:
Dartmouth TV (3-0)
Kansas MR v Dartmouth TV – Enlargement – NEG
NU FL v Dartmouth TV – EDCA – NEG
Michigan MM v Dartmouth TV – SoKo – NEG
Emory GK (3-1)
Dartmouth TV v Emory GK – CSD – AFF
Wake KM v Emory GK – Cyber Offense Pact – NEG
Kentucky DG v Emory GK – Expansion – NEG
Berkeley EE v Emory GK – Kuril – NEG
NU FW (2-0)
Dartmouth TV vs NU FW – CSD – NEG
NU FW vs Emory PR - Sweden NATO - NEG
Kansas MR (3-1)
Emory GK v Kansas MR – NATO Cyber – AFF
Wake KM vs Kansas MR – Cyber – NEG
Samford EG vs Kansas MR – Liancourt – NEG
Michigan MM vs Kansas MR – SoKo – NEG
Michigan MM (0-1)
NU FW vs Michigan MM – Secret Hybrid – AFF
Michigan PR (1-1)
Georgetown MW vs Michigan PR – Secret Senkaku – NEG
NU FW vs Michigan PR – Secret Hybrid – AFF
Wake KM (0-1)
NU FL vs Wake KM – Turkey – AFF
D. Who had the best 1NC when someone broke a new affirmative against them
1—Wake KM vs Dartmouth TV
1AC – New Okinotori
1NC – New Confer CP, New Trade/Inducement CP, New Japanese Warpowers DA, New Offensive strike Bad
2—Cal BW vs Kentucky DG (Doubles, Broke Round 6, Great 1NC for 1 round)
1AC – Kuril
1NC – Revision CP, New Separatism DA, New Territories DA, Bunch of specific case turns
E. Corollary—did someone read a new affirmative where the negative had a specific strategy ready to go?
1—See Above
2—Michigan PR vs Dartmouth TV
1AC – New Arctic
1NC – New Congress CP, Arctic Deterrence CP, Arctic Deterrence DA
3—Most 2NRs vs New Affs were T or Prolif DA
Honorable/Notable debates
1—Michigan MM vs Dartmouth TV
1AC—AI/Baudrillard/South Korea
2NC—AI Bad
2NR—Prolif and Article V Pic
2—Kansas MR vs Rutgers AH
1AC—Philippines K version –
1NC—Forces PIC, Humanitarian PIC, Terrorism DA, T, Fill in, Grove K
2NR—Forces PIC and Terrorism DA
2AR—Condo
3—USC KS vs Dartmouth TV
1AC—Stack
1NC—Topicality, Japan PIC, Geoengineering CA,White Terrorists PIC, Cap Good Turn, AI Dominance Good Turn, Space Weapons Good Turn, COVID Turn, Satellites Turn, Money Laundering Turn
2NR—Geoengineering CA
4—USC vs Michigan PR
1AC—NEW Bmd
2NR—NEW Quantum K
F. If you are a policy team what K team would you least like to go negative against? (Does the math back it up?)
1—Rutgers AH
Won 81% debates v policy teams (13/16)
Honorable Mentions:
1—USC—75% (18/24)
2—Wake CT—77% (9/11)
G. If you are a K team what policy team would you least like to go affirmative against? (does the math back it up?)
1—Dartmouth TV (12-0)
2—Michigan PR (15-1)
3—Emory GK (6-0)
H. What K team had the most diverse spread of arguments when negative?
1—USC (15!!!)
- Cap K
- Hybrid war K
- Ecology K
- Racial Cap K
- Cyber K
- IR K
- Redaction K
- Culture K
- Liberal money K
- Quantam K
- Praxis DA
- A5 Pic
- Assurance DA
- Deterrence DA
- Courts CP